Shahaf Peleg

EDUCATION

College / University

Ben Gurion University

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biology

Country

Israel

Lab Experience

Immunofluorescence, explant culture, microscopy, agarose gel electrophoresis, basic techniques in microbiology and molecular biology.

Projects / Research

July 2005 - May 2006: Investigated the effect of olfactory epithelial proliferation of new neurons in the olfactory bulb. Dept. of Morphology, Ben Gurion University

Scholarships / Awards

2006 – 2007:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2005:	The Amos De-Shalit Summer program for select students in Life Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

As time goes by, aging begins to take its toll on us. Currently, medical technology allows us to replace lost limbs with artificial ones and failing organs with healthy transplants; however, the brain itself has no possible replacement. Therefore, my main interest is the aging process of the brain, the decline of its functions and the appearance of neurodegenerative diseases. My goal is to gain a broad perspective from different areas of the aging processes within the brain and find ways to preserve its vitality, delay aging and in essence, cure its damage. In accomplishing these goals, I hope to create and implement major improvements for each person's quality of life.